Chapter 661 The family must be in order
George did not wait for the provisional government to send people to him. While Lvov was trying to communicate with the provisional executive committee, Yuri was taking action.
On March 22, Nicholas arrived at Tsarskoye Selo, accompanied by Dolgorukov, an official of the Palace Affairs Office.
Ekaterina’s surname Dolgorukova is the feminine form of Dolgorukov.
Dolgorukov is a distant cousin of Ekaterina's father. Through Dolgorukov, Yuri learned the exact location of Nikolai's family.
Like the Winter Palace, the daily necessities needed by Tsarskoe Selo are also provided by Yuri.
Yuri is unattractive, even a little funny. He has a standard Mediterranean hairstyle, a potbelly, and his nose looks like a circus clown because he drank too much wine. It is ridiculously red.
Yuri is good at dealing with people, and he quickly became involved with the Tsarskoye Selo guards.
Every three days, Yuri will personally drive a truck to deliver food and daily necessities to Tsarskoye Selo.
For the soldier who opened the door for Yuri, Yuri would secretly give him a pack of cigarettes to express his gratitude.
Officers received more benefits. To show his respect, Yuri would give away rings and even watches generously.
Kotzebue, the security chief responsible for the security of Tsarskoe Selo, previously served in the Ulansky Regiment of the Guards. He has known the empress’s female officer Verubova since childhood. His brother has long served as Little Nikolai adjutant, sympathetic to Nicholas.
Through Kotzebue, Yuri established contact with Verubova, and finally met Nikolai in person on April 15th.
The situation of Nicholas was very bad. He did not get enough respect in Tsarskoye Selo. The soldiers did not like him and had a rude attitude. The queen's personal belongings were often lost. The soldiers also said that they were not allowed to keep weapons. , confiscated a pistol given to Alexey by Nikolai.
This pistol is just a toy and cannot be fired at all. The bullets are also specially made and have no powder.
One day in April, Nikolai was walking in the Tsarskoe Selo Garden. Several soldiers came over and pushed Nikolai with their rifle butts and shouted: "This is impassable, Mr. Nikolai Romanov, go back!"< br>
There are various signs that the living environment of the former Tsar's family is deteriorating.
On April 26, Yuri decided to hide Nikolay's family in a delivery truck and leave Tsarskoye Selo.
In order to send Nikolai away from St. Petersburg, Yuri sent a telegram to Yuri of the Baltic Fleet, asking Yuri to send a ship to meet him on the Neva River, and send Nikolai and his family to Junshi via the Baltic Sea. Fort Tantino.
The implementation of the plan did not go smoothly because the living environment of Nikolai's family was too loose. The provisional government transferred Kotzebue and drove Verubova out of Tsarskoe Selo and was imprisoned in a prison in St. Petersburg. inside.
The person who succeeded Kotzebue was Colin Beschi, who was soon replaced by Klavichenko.
Klovchenko has a close relationship with Kerensky. He is well-educated and his treatment of Nikolai's family is not harsh.
After these series of personnel changes, it was already July 19th when Yuri saw Nikolai again.
During this period, the Provisional Government and the Provisional Executive Committee had been arguing over whether to hand Nicholas over to George.
The provisional government hopes to hand over Nicholas's family to George to calm George's anger.
The Provisional Executive Committee firmly disagreed. Bronstein's attitude was very clear. If George launched an army, Nicholas and his family would be executed, and then the sewage that drove the former Tsar to death would be poured on George.
What George and St. Petersburg compete for is not Nikolai’s family, but the aspirations of the Russian people.
After the interim government came to power, it sent a note to its allies, emphasizing that Russia would persist in fighting.
The Provisional Executive Committee demanded that all soldiers be reinstated, negotiate with the Germans, and withdraw from the war.
This is not surprising, because there were people on the Provisional Executive Committee who had been protected by William II.
This is hilarious.
Aleks, who has always been considered a German spy, was completely innocent after an investigation by the provisional government. After the outbreak of the world war, she took the initiative to cut off contact with Germany.
On the contrary, some people who believe that Alex is a spy would rather betray Russia's interests to achieve their own goals.
George looked on with cold eyes. In his plan, all these people jumping up and down in St. Petersburg must die.
Ruzyski came to Constantinople again, this time to defect to George.
One of the conditions for Britain and France to recognize the Provisional Government was that the Provisional Government must continue to fight in order to participate in the distribution of the fruits of victory after the war.
In mid-May, Kerensky came to the front line to inspect the troops, and planned the attack on Germany with Alexeyev.
The situation of the Russian army on the northern front is very bad and they have no offensive capabilities at all.
After the abolition of the death penalty, millions of Russian troops fled, and large sections of trenches on the front line were completely unmanned. The soldiers were either discussing the evening rally or complaining to Kerensky about the lack of supplies.
Alekseyev told Kerensky that less than one-third of the total number of officers were capable of combat.
After Nicholas abdicated, many officers left the army due to extreme disappointment, and some even left without saying goodbye.
In order to supplement the number of officers, many people with no experience in leading troops were forced in. Some officers were elected by the soldiers themselves. Their task was not to defeat the enemy, but to seek benefits for the soldiers who recommended them. Welfare.
In order to boost the morale of the troops, Kerensky gave a speech at the front. When he said, "I can't provide you with a big meal, but I can give you a glorious death," he won the audience of the officers. Cheers.
After the cheers, the atmosphere fell to the bottom.
I am going to die gloriously without even being able to have a full meal. I am not as good as a death row prisoner.
Considering the actual situation of the Russian army, Ruzinsky opposed the offensive and reminded Kerensky not to break the calm on the Eastern Front.
After Nicholas abdicated, William II, in order to avoid irritating the provisional government, stayed on the sidelines and ordered the frontline troops to exercise restraint and not to take the initiative to attack.
Since the German army does not attack, there is no need for the Russian army to attack. If it is wasted like this, Germany will definitely not be able to consume Russia.
Kensky made the same mistake as the two Nicholas. He wanted to prove his ability to lead Russia to victory. He repeatedly emphasized in meetings of the Provisional Government that "Russia's responsibilities in the Allied Alliance" obligation".
Ruzsky has only one condition, that he will not participate in the war between Russians and Russians.
This was recognized by Brusinov and Demeter, who also did not fight civil war.
Vasily and Andrei, as well as Yankov, Peter, and Runev, who had just assumed the commander-in-chief of the First Balkan Army, demanded that troops be sent to St. Petersburg immediately.
The opinions of the Balkan Alliance are also divided.
The attitudes of the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Romania are consistent with George's. As long as George gives an order, Bulgaria and Romania will mobilize.
The Kingdom of Greece and Montenegro have different opinions. Georgi proposed that even if Russia's problem is solved, it must wait until the end of the world war.
Montenegro’s Nikolai demanded that the safety of Nikolai’s family should be ensured no matter what.
When George is fighting outside, he must first settle down inside.
Whether it is force or compromise, it must be unanimously reached externally after reaching internal agreement.
Ruzyski realized at this time that the Balkan theater was not as monolithic as it seemed on the surface.
“At least our goals are the same.”
George is optimistic and seeking common ground while reserving differences is the way to go.
In response to the differences in the Balkan theater, George is making adjustments. Ruzsky and Brusinov did not want to fight a civil war, so this was easy to handle, so let Ruzsky and Brusinov lead the Russian troops to fight against Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Andre and his younger brother Peter have already formed a firm alliance of interests with George, and they can only follow George to the end.
Vasili had the most determined attitude, and it was Vasily who proposed the "bloodbath of St. Petersburg".
George mobilized the High Army to form the Second Balkan Army, led by Vasily, and headed for Lviv.
Lviv is the dividing point between the Balkan Theater and the Russian Army on the Northern Front. It is also the junction of the German and Austrian positions.
George did not even notice that the total strength of the Gaori Corps fighting in the Balkan Theater had reached 650,000.
In terms of population ratio, there are actually not many.
The Kingdom of Serbia, with a total population of 4.5 million, has 440,000 troops participating in the war.
Australia, with a total population of 5.5 million, mobilized 500,000 Australians to form the Anzac Corps to participate in the war.
When the war broke out, Japan's total population was 49 million.
If George lets go of mobilization, Japan alone can provide George with at least 2 million troops.
To George's surprise, Brusinov objected to the transfer of all Gaori Corps, saying that it would seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the 11th Army.
The 11th Army has 300,000 men, nearly half of whom are from the Gaori Army.
George added the reinforcements that had arrived in Constantinople to the 11th Army.
This batch of reinforcements totaled 250,000 people, of which 100,000 were from Amur, with half Chinese and half Cossacks.
After three mobilizations, the total strength of the Chinese troops fighting in the Balkan theater has reached 200,000.
In order not to leave hidden dangers, George also prevented the Amur people from fighting a civil war.
After nearly three months of adjustments, the final result was that Brusinov still led the 11th Army, and the 12th and 13th Armies led by Ruzyski fought against the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Vasily and Andrei led the Second and Third Balkan Armies to be stationed in Lviv, and they will be the main force in the next phase of the battle.
Yankov still leads the 14th Army, with the cooperation of the Greek army, responsible for the Asia Minor Peninsula.
The First Balkan Army led by Runev serves as the reserve for Vasily and Andrei.
Peter has led four "Gangut" class battleships back to Kronstadt Naval Base in June to ensure control of the Baltic Sea.
The adjustments in the Balkan theater have not yet been completed. On June 27, the Russian army on the northern front launched an attack.
This offensive was commanded by Alexeyev, but because it was organized by Kerensky, it was called the "Kerensky Offensive."
Like previous battles, the Russian army had some advantages at the beginning of the campaign, but was later countered by the German army, resulting in heavy losses.
In the fierce battle that lasted for a month, 40,000 Russian troops were killed, 20,000 wounded, and 30,000 captured.
After defeating the Russian army, the German army marched straight in. In just a few days, it advanced 145 kilometers north. Alexeyev had no choice but to admit: The only factor restricting the German army's advancement now is their own supply line .
There are many factors that restrict the Russian army.
The Russian army maintained its offensive posture until July 17.
On July 17, under the organization of the Provisional Executive Committee, 500,000 workers and soldiers took to the streets of St. Petersburg. The scene half a year ago was repeated in St. Petersburg.
In the name of "maintaining order in the city," the commander of the St. Petersburg Military District, Kornilov, ordered his troops to shoot at pedestrians, causing more than 400 casualties. This is known as the July Bloody Incident in history.
This incident directly led to the collapse of the Lvov Provisional Government. Kerensky took office and officially became the Prime Minister of the Provisional Government.
The first thing Kerensky did after taking office was to declare martial law in St. Petersburg, dissolve the Provisional Executive Committee, and arrest the members of the Provisional Executive Committee.
Kerensky himself had forgotten that he was also a member of the Provisional Executive Committee.
Subsequently, the Russian army collapsed thousands of miles away.
Due to Kornilov's outstanding performance in this incident, he replaced Alexeev, who was responsible for the failure of the "Kerensky Offensive", as the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian army.
On the second day of the "July Bloody Incident", Yuri drove his truck to Tsarskoye Selo again, this time loading several large wooden barrels filled with vodka.
These vodkas were given to the Tsarskoe Selo guards.
While the guards toasted to celebrate, Yuri came to the room where Nikolai lived.
Yuri's plan is to hide Nicholas in a barrel and take him away from Tsarskoe Selo.
What Yuri never expected was that Nikolai refused to leave.
"Even if the whole of Russia kneels down and asks me to reset, I will never agree!"
Nicholas does not seem to understand the situation and is still dreaming.
"I will never forgive those who betrayed me, nor will I give my son to them and let them nominate anyone, such as Mikhail or Kirill, if they think they are powerful enough. "
Nicholas was very emotional. When he mentioned Mikhail before, he used the nickname "Misha" that only relatives or friends would use.
"Tell George that I appreciate everything he has done for me, but I cannot leave Russia in such a shameful way. I am the Tsar and I have my dignity."
Ni Gula did not think that his life would be in danger if he stayed in St. Petersburg.
“Your Majesty, the Provisional Government has broken with the Provisional Executive Committee. Now is the best time to leave St. Petersburg. The boat is waiting on the Neva River. As long as Your Majesty gets on the boat, you can immediately go to Kronstadt. The naval base, General Peter and the nine most powerful all-heavy artillery battleships in the empire are ready to escort you to Constantinople——"
Yuri tried hard to persuade him, but the order he received was to pick up Nikolay, not to kidnap him.
"If you don't want to go to Constantinople, you can go anywhere."
Yuri's words finally made Nikolai's attitude loosen.
"Okay, if you can take Alex and the children away, I agree to leave."
Nicola was already with Alex and the children at this time They lived separately and could only see each other for meals, and only in the presence of an officer.
"Your Majesty, as soon as you are safe, I will come back to pick up the queen, crown prince, and princesses——"
Yuri can take away one by one.
"No! Our family will never be separated."
Nikolai was so stubborn that Yuri wanted to knock him out and stuff him into a barrel.
(End of this chapter)